Thread: Oil on my Shapton, Help!

Originally Posted by Lesslemming

This is correct, Shapton did advise against it. Especially against storing them in dishwater. But I have been using my Shapton GS 16k with lather or detergent for quite some time without any side effects.
I would definitely try soap. The GS 16k is quite a dense stone, maybe the oil did not soak into the stone and a little bit of lapping after cleaning will do the trick

I too use a drop of dish soap in my spray bottle on my Shapton GS's. Been doing it for a couple years with no ill effects on the stones. I'd wash it well with warm (not hot) dish soap, then lap with some less soapy water, rinse with plain water, then let air dry. Should do the trick.

I pretty much use Shapton GS's exclusively, I would say 95% of the time.